Nursing Assistant - Surgical Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) - 90% Nights

Description

University of Iowa Health Care-recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States-is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is : Changing Medicine. Changing Lives. ®

Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) (5 JPP) : The Surgical and Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (SNICU) is the largest intensive care unit in Iowa, seeing more than 2,500 patients each year. The 36-bed unit is structurally divided into three bays. It is staffed by a multidisciplinary team skilled in the care of acutely ill surgical and neuroscience patients.

Beyond routine care for patients requiring intensive care following surgery, the SNICU provides care for patients suffering from :

• Respiratory failure
• Sepsis
• Multi-system trauma
• Peri-operative complications
• Acute neurological injuries
• Pre- and post-organ transplantation care
• Pain

The SNICU provides a full range of intensive care services, using advanced monitoring techniques and equipment including :

The SNICU is grounded in the belief that our primary responsibility is to provide care that will assist critically ill patients to cope with the physiological and psychological components of their illness or injury. The goal of the critical care team is to assist the patient and their family to maximize those actions that support a state of well-being, minimize those actions that threaten it, and, when necessary, to attain a dignified and peaceful death. We believe that care of the critically ill patient and family is both an art and a science intended to bring about maximum quality of life.

Our honors and awards include :

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Nursing is seeking a Nursing Assistant to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

Percent of Time : 90% - 36 hours per week

Schedule : Night shifts 7pm - 7 : 30 am, will include an every third weekend rotation and a holiday rotation

Location : Iowa City, IA

Merit Pay Plan

Benefits Highlights :

Qualifications

Minimum Eligibility Requirements :

Ability to read, write and follow instructions.

Please attach a resume as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Kylie Guy at kylie-guy@uiowa.edu .

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential / education verification. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.